Cyril Lea

For the British colonial officer, see Cyril Alexander Edward Lea.

Cyril Lea

Personal information
Date of birth	(1934-08-05) 5 August 1934 (age 90)
Place of birth	Wrexham, Wales
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bradley Rangers
1957–1964	Leyton Orient	205	(0)
1964–1968	Ipswich Town	107	(2)
International career
1965	Wales	2	(0)
Managerial career
1968–1969	Ipswich Town (caretaker)
1983–1986	Colchester United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cyril Lea (born 5 August 1934) is a Welsh former footballer. He was born in Wrexham, and was capped on two occasions by Wales. ^[1]

He played for Leyton Orient and Ipswich Town, ^[1] and was responsible for team selection at Portman Road for two months between the departure of Bill McGarry and the arrival of Bobby Robson. ^[2]

Lea later became manager of Colchester United, ^[3] and was in charge at Layer Road between February 1983 and April 1986. ^[4]

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				P	W	D	L	Win %
Ipswich Town (Caretaker)		24 November 1968	12 January 1969	7	3	0	4	042.9
Colchester United		18 January 1983	10 April 1986	173	71	46	56	041.0

Honours

Ipswich Town

• Football League Second Division: 1967–68

Individual

• Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010 ^[5]

References

1. Cyril Lea at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
2. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Ipswich Town. Breedon Books. p. 172. ISBN   1-85983-515-5.
3. "League Managers Association". Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
4. "Managerial stats at soccerbase". Archived from the original on 9 January 2005. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
5. "Four Town players in Hall of Fame". East Anglian Daily Times. 17 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 April 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2019.